Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29
Happy New Year to all.

Happy New Year to all.
Colby now has railway mail service.
Smith Lawrence was in town Saturday.
c. E. Chandler is in Oberlin this we Elk
What a variety of weather, and so
much of it, too.
Thomas county was greeted by light
skift of snow Christmas day
Raffles are every day occurrences now.
and the excitement runs high.
No town in western Kansas can boast
of holiday trade to equal Colby.
A fine Christmas dinner was spread be-
fore the guests at Douglass Dining
Hall.
Hastings Town Go offers good induce
ments for paper at Hastings. Kan. A
good paper will do well at this point, all
admit
Charles Dedrick is once more greeted
by teacher and students as he enters high
school this week
Bids for plastering the new school
house are being received this week, and
the work will commence right away.
BORN-On Wednesday, Dec IA, 1887,
to MIR. and Mrs. A. A. McCalip, of Hawk
eye, Kansas, a boy, weight pounds
Christmas must come in the wrong
time of the moon. or why do SO many of
the boys appear to be "moon blind?"
A faded or grizzly beard is unbecom-
ing to any man, and may be colored a
natural brown or black by using Buck
ingham's dye for the whiskers.
Travelling men make it point to be in
Colby over Sunday if possible. They soon
find out which cities support the best ho-
lels in the state.
Mrs. Joseph Poffenberger, with her
little son, is spending the holidays with
her husband in Colby. Mr. Poffenber-
ger is Joe No. 9 on onr barber staff.
Colby is wonder The mammoth
quarters now occupied by the Post Office
is crowded to overlooking at the arrival
of each mail Soon this will be too
small
Hiram Roger. of Mystic. Kan, stepped
in and renewed his subscription Monday
Mr.. Roger has fine claim within two
miles of Mystic. He reports Merry
Christmas, and we wish him Happy
New Year.
COlby's numerous restaurants and
eating houses We'd with each other in the
production of the finest Christmas din
ner. Each man is now firmly convinced
that his boarding house is the best in
town.
Miss Edith Lawrence took leaye of her
Colby friends last Sunday morning, and
is now spending happy week with her
relatives and friends at and IN the vicini-
ty of her home near Quickville. She
will be back to resume her duties in the
school next Monday.
NV uouSCuOlu UICSSCu Will
children, should be without Ayers Cher
~ Pectoral. In the treatment of Group
and whoOping congh, the Pectoral has
an almost magical effect. 1t allays in
flamation. frees the INSTRUCTED air PISS
sages. and controls the desire to cough.
The Colby Cat says that the Union Pa.
cific will not build depot at that place
until the permanent survey of the Salina
and Denver road is made, and depot
for both roads will be built. 1t is report
ed that surveying parties are at work on
the permanent survey east of Colby
Burlington Blade.
The dinner served at the Opelt Hotel
on Christmas was grand. The dining
hall was full. and the delicious SAVIOR of
the numerous delicacies served surpassed
the expectations of all. except those who
have dined there before. Eat. Drink
and Be Merry was the very appropri-
ate greeting which appeared on the bill
of fare, and we would say that were all
as smiling as when partaking of this
Christmas dinner they certainly had a
Merry Christmas.
James Spellman. post master at Hast
ings. Kan, was in this city the first of
the week. The post Office at Hastings.
he says, is well patronized. and is of
great advantage to the people. People |
come from the eastern part of Sherman
county to trade at Hastings and get their |
mail. The next regular meeting of the
Town company will be held at
Hastings Jan. 4, 1888 The company .
are bound to do every thing they can to
make the town grow and prosper. There
is no doubt Of the Rock Island locating !
depot at Hastings. as the company is pre-
pared to give literally to that r. r. Co.. |
md thus secure for the people a railroad
mi. WIZ t'say -sn get cheap euei and
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